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Chapters: 6/21 Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes Additional Tags: BAMF John Watson, Vampire Sherlock, Vampires, Friends to Lovers, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Reichenbach, Supernatural Elements, Horror, Gruesome Scenes, First Time, homophobic language - not used by the primary characters, Novella, Drug Use, Drug Addiction, Character Turned Into Vampire, Slow Burn, Mycroft Being a Good Brother, Transcripts courtesy of Ariane Devere, Angst with a Happy Ending, Suicidal Thoughts, Dark, Vamp!lock, Uni!lock, technically grad student!lock, only for one chapter though, Bottom!Lock Summary:
“When Sherlock Holmes was 23 years old, he carefully drew a 38% solution of death into a syringe, and with shaking hands injected it into his bloodstream.
When he was 31 years old, he drew 11 millilitres of blood the colour of black tar heroin into a syringe and injected himself with death.”
Sherlock Holmes dies on a cold day in November and two lives are thrown into chaos - Mycroft’s, and John’s. But not even death can stop Sherlock from protecting those he cares about. The real challenge begins when the late detective discovers that he must learn to do so in a body whose needs can no longer be ignored. This story takes a multilayered look at what happens to the three men when they confront the darkness within and the lies they tell themselves. These hard earned truths soften a man with a heart of ice, teach a soldier that his true value is more than his fists and rage, and show a self proclaimed sociopath just how far he will go for love…
Chapter six is up!